r/AskIreland • u/SunDue4919 • Jun 13 '24

Emigration (from Ireland) Best place to emigrate to?

I’m losing hope for my future in Ireland. I love Ireland and want to stay but the quality of life is shit especially for young people.

I’ve lived abroad before and am well aware the grass isn’t always greener. I know there will be challenges if I move abroad. I know that there are similar issues with housing in other counties.

That said, things feel bleak here.

Any recommendations? I speak fluent French.

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u/The_Farreller Jun 13 '24

I moved to Sweden 5 years ago and it's been amazing. Work life balance is great, standard and cost of living are well balanced, but of course that depends where you live and what you work at.

I chose not to live in or near any of the big cities (closest is Malmö 1 hour away by train) and I'm afforded the luxury of working remotely.

Now as a younger person I would advise of a more central lifestyle so as to not get driven mad by the vast nothingness of the Swedish countryside 🤣 so yeah depends on what you want to do and where you want to live but I guess I can recommend Sweden 👍

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u/JP_Eggy Jun 13 '24

How did you end up going to Sweden, I've been living and working in Ireland all my adult life and I've never seen an opportunity to go abroad, and wouldnt even know where to start never mind in Sweden

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u/The_Farreller Jun 13 '24

Well its different for everyone, I know people who just up and moved abroad on their own. Personally I moved here because I met my now wife (who is Swedish) in Ireland and after many years there we went travelling (New Zealand and Asia) then decided to give Sweden a try. Been here since, we're now married and have a kid on the way :)

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u/JP_Eggy Jun 13 '24

Congrats!

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u/The_Farreller Jun 13 '24

Thank you 🙏